My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world a better place. He had lived in an America of continual social progress.
Wynton MarsalisWhat I really have in my head, my imagination, my understanding of music, I never really get that out.
Wynton MarsalisMusic is the art of all the invisible things that are real. Art, emotion, spiritual essence, consciousness - these things are hard to prove. Music helps you to focus on your sound. We understand that for very young kids.
Wynton MarsalisEverything comes out in blues music: joy , pain , struggle . Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance.
Wynton MarsalisWe always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation.
Wynton MarsalisThe main three components are the blues, improvisation - which is some kind of element that people are trying to make it up - and swing, which means even though they're making up music, they're trying to make it up together. It feels great, like you're having a great conversation with somebody.
Wynton Marsalis